NYT Pips #445 Answers
Easy solution
3×5 grid · 5 dominoes · 5 regions · set by Ian Livengood
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1114
11
<3
<2
Medium solution
5×4 grid · 7 dominoes · 8 regions · set by Rodolfo Kurchan
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>4
≠
1
28
>06
=
Hard solution
9×7 grid · 15 dominoes · 16 regions · set by Rodolfo Kurchan
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<2
2>3
=
16
≠
10
5
3
>17
>4
2
<3
About Pips #445
Pips #445 ran on Thursday, November 5, 2026. Each board shows every domino in its solved position: the colour of a half is the region it belongs to, and the small badge marks that region's rule — a target sum, “=” for all-equal, or a “<”/“>” limit. This Hard board used 15 dominoes against 5 on Easy, which is the usual way Pips scales difficulty: more pieces, more regions, fewer forced moves.
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